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How to Rewrite the Story of Our Profession

EntreArchitect

With a twisted sense of pride, too many architects today accept the small firm stereotype of “starving artist”. Seeds planted in architecture school bloom into a full-on virus as professionals launch their own firms and find their way to small business. Architecture is a profession like law and medicine.

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No More Starving Artist

EntreArchitect

With a twisted sense of pride, too many architects today accept the small firm stereotype of “starving artist”. Seeds planted in architecture school bloom into a full-on virus as professionals launch their own firms and find their way to small business. Architecture is a profession like law and medicine.

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Architectural Job Starter Kit | Life of an Architect

Life of an Architect

So I thought I would put together an architectural job “starter kit” of all the things you should be paying attention to if you’re planning on getting a job at an architectural office. My experience demands that I champion the advantages of working in a small firm, it’s what I know and love.

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5 Steps to Unleash the Significant Power of Sleep

EntreArchitect

I felt the serious effects throughout my mind and body, and I decided to better manage my schedule to avoid such situations in the future. Recently things are changing for architecture students in the United States. Question: Do you have good sleep habits? What have you done to improve your sleep hygiene?

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Mentoring the Young Architect Will Enrich and Strengthen Our Profession

EntreArchitect

In a few short years, I evolved from being a junior architecture staff working for everyone else to a licensed architect with interns and junior staff suddenly reporting to me. In his world, I was just a cheap architecture student day laborer. Allow interns to use the plotter and copier for school projects.

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Be Better

EntreArchitect

I had many interesting conversations with architecture students while I was in Chicago. Others wanted to know about how to start their own firms. Our architectural educations should be viewed more as personal improvement, building our skills and reinforcing our knowledge, and less as a ticket to professional exclusivity.

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Mentoring is an Integral Part of the Profession

EntreArchitect

In a few short years, I evolved from being a junior architecture staff working for everyone else to a licensed architect with interns and junior staff suddenly reporting to me. In his world, I was just a cheap architecture student day laborer. Allow interns to use the plotter and copier for school projects.